Ralph Chalmers

Ralph Chalmers
Personal information
Born (1891-01-13)13 January 1891
Primrose Hill, London, England
Died 8 May 1915(1915-05-08) (aged 24)
Ypres, Belgium
Sport
Sport Fencing

Ralph Chalmers (13 January 1891 – 8 May 1915) was a British fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1] He died at the Second Battle of Ypres during World War I while serving as an officer with the Suffolk Regiment.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. "Ralph Chalmers Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  2. "Capt Ralph Chalmers". findagrave.com. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  3. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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